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first-come-first-served

adjective first come, first served

  1. not comparable Of a process or situation in which one is dealt with in the order in which ones arrives. Effective March 30, 2006, the State of Virginia no longer follows their “first come, first served” policy regarding allocation of multiple child support orders.

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Españolpor orden de llegada
한국어선착순 seonchaksun
日本語先着順 senchakujun, 早い者勝ち hayaimonogachi
Françaispremier arrivé, premier servi

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@misc{first_come_first_served_2026,
  title = {first-come-first-served},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/first-come-first-served},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}